23. A great man shows his greatness _____ the way he treats little man. （2008福建D）
A. under B. with C. on D. by
19. Elizabeth has already achieved success her wildest dreams. (2008陕西卷D)
A. at B. beyond C. within D. upon
28. --- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?
--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.（2008江苏卷B）
A. beyond reach B. beyond repair C. beyond control D. beyond description
10. Many Chinese universities provided scholarships for students ______ financial aid. （2008天津卷D）
A. in favour of B. in honour of C. in face of D. in need of
15. At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.（2008天津卷A）
A. out f sight B. out f reach C. out f order D. out f place
4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread our further, _______ New York is an example. （2008四川卷C）
A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which
32. I began to feel ______ in the new school when I saw some familiar faces. （2008山东A）
A. at home B. at heart C. at will D. at sight
15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here. （全国卷II D）
A. with B. over C. at D. about
24. Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing ______ a stepping-stone to future success. （2008全国卷1C）
A. to B. for C. as D. by
33. I like Mr. Miner's speech; it was clear and ______ the point. (2008辽宁卷C)
A. at B. on C. to D. of
27. ---When did you last heat _____ Jay?
---He phoned me this morning, and we agreed____ a time and place to meet. (2008湖南卷D)
A of, to B about, with C. from, with D. from, on
30. When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might have ______ for her, but now all her worries are gone. (2008湖北卷D)
A. in need B. in time C. in preparation D. in store
33. If you really have to leave during the meeting, you’d better leave ____ the back door. （2008北京卷B）
A. for B. by C. across D. out
23. Fred entered without knocking and, very out of breath, sank _______ a chair. （2008安徽卷C）
A. on B. off C. into D. to

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23. D. A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little man. 这是英国作家Thomas Carlyle的原话。
19. B. beyond her wildest dream意思是“连做梦也没想到”。
28. B. beyond reach意为“够不到”；beyond repair是“无法修理了”的意思；beyond control意为“无法控制”；beyond description则是“无法描述，无以言表”之意。结合上文“你为什么要买一辆新机器？”，显然“因为旧的已经坏得没法修了”是正确答案。
10. D.四个选项中，in favour of是“支持”的意思；in honour of 是“为纪念…，为庆祝…”的意思；in face of 是“面临”之意；in need of是“需要”。该句的意思是“许多中国大学都为需要资助的学生提供奖学金”，因此应当选择in need of。
15. A.out f sight是“看不到了，视线范围外”；out f reach是“够不到”；out f order 是“没有秩序，混乱”；out f place是“不在适当的位置”。本句的意思是“在火车站，母亲向女儿挥手告别，直到再也看不到火车了才停止。”
4. C.这个从句还原了就是New York is an example of the cities，因此要用of which。
32. A. feel at home是“很自在，像在家中一般很舒服”的意思。“在新学校我看到了许多熟悉的面孔，这令我感觉很自在”。at heart是“在内心里”；at will是“任意，恣意”；at sight是“视野范围内，见到”，这三项都是不正确的。
15. D. like about +doing是“喜欢做某事” 的搭配。
24. C. as在这里是“作为”的意思，we are facing修饰前面的the problem，“让我们学会利用眼前的困难，使之成为迈向进一步成功的基石。”
33. C. to the point 是“切题，切中要害”的意思。“我喜欢Miner先生的演讲，它条理清晰，切中主题。”
27. D. hear from是“收到…的来信、电话或传达来的信息”，hear of是“听说（从别处听到的）”，hear about则是“听到（关于某人、某事的消息）”；agree on是“就某事达成协议；意见一致”，agree with是 “同意”的意思，后面一般接sb.。此题应当选择hear from和agree on，因此选D。
30. D. in store有“即将来临”的意思，如：great trouble in store for her. 她面对着即将来临的大麻烦。in need是“在危难中”；in time是“及时”；in preparation则是“做准备”，选择in store这个固定搭配比较符合题意。
33. B. leave by the back door表示得是“从后门走”。
23. C. Fred堆坐到椅子上，用sank（沉进）这个词十分形象，而后面的介词要表示出动作趋势，用into最为合适。